Autumn ii

“I want you to stop being so difficult,” my mom screamed at me as she held my face so fiercely in her hand that I could feel my teeth cutting into the sides of my[…]

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The prima donna

Lisa was what they call a prima donna. She gets her nails done every two weeks like clockwork, won't go out without her makeup on, always dresses in the latest styles, says "ish" to housework,[…]

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The backing singers

copyright: Lesley Tara, 2009 It had been a long, frustrating afternoon in the recording studio. Darya Jones was making her first solo album, and things were not going well. She had been a leading member[…]

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The new years eve party

As the two girls saw what was being shown at the natural history exhibit, depicting the life of the Native American family, they blushed, turned their heads and hurriedly walked away. A hand covered one[…]

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P.o.v. – three times over.

P.O.V. – Three times over. People experience things differently, hear things differently, remember things differently. This story is about an incident involving three individuals. It is told three times, once from each person's point of[…]

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Mystery date

She shook the rain off her umbrella as she walked into the club – the weather wasn't cooperating, but she knew he'd be waiting for her, and that was enough to get her out tonight[…]

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My fantasy

Subject: My Fantasy Chapter one This story as you will find out is all wishful thinking. But wouldn't it be fun to have the ability. When I was fifteen I experienced a life changing happening.[…]

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